Diffusion of knowledge through migration of scientific labour in India

Diffusion of knowledge through migration of scientific labour in India

‘Brain drain’ is viewed as a curse for developing countries but analysis suggests it may provide crucial advantage to some countries. ‘Reverse brain drain’ of engineers and scientists trained in the USA or Europe can accelerate technological catch-up. Communities of returned scientists and engineers...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Science & public policy 2008-07, Vol.35 (6), p.417-430
Hauptverfasser: Kale, Dinar, Wield, David, Chataway, Joanna
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brain drain
Case studies
Developing countries
Diffusion of innovations
Engineers
India
Innovation diffusion
Knowledge transfer
Labor
Labour migration
Migration
Pharmaceutical industry
Return migration
Scientific progress
Scientists
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:‘Brain drain’ is viewed as a curse for developing countries but analysis suggests it may provide crucial advantage to some countries. ‘Reverse brain drain’ of engineers and scientists trained in the USA or Europe can accelerate technological catch-up. Communities of returned scientists and engineers can provide skill and know-how to help local firms shift to higher value-added activities. However, transfer of knowledge through human mobility is not a straightforward process. This paper presents insights regarding diffusion of knowledge through migration of scientific labour, using case studies of innovative Indian pharmaceutical firms.
ISSN:0302-3427
1471-5430
DOI:10.3152/030234208X331245